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echo is a joint Open Source project for
active citizen participation - available
worldwide and for all people.
Its comprehensive approach is designed to address a core problem of our time: the political resignation
and feelings of powerlessness of the individual.

"Discuss - Connect - Act!“ - The social software facilitates constructive, cross-language
public dialogs for opinion formation and collective solution finding. It connects people
sharing common purposes and supports them in creating joint actions for social and
political impact. Wherever we are in the virtual or real world, echo gives us the proof: we are no longer
alone with our opinion and convictions - the echo of our voice can turn idea(l)s into reality.

Collective solution finding - everywhere« okaymore »

echo is NOT yet another platform! Its content is embeddable in arbitrary webpages:
e.g. in websites of political or non-governmental organizations, news portals, companies or in private blogs.
Wherever they are, people can elaborate their ideas and solutions by writing the same drafts together -
in a democratic process without moderators or admins. In this way, echo brings together all splinters
of knowledge, opinions and their advocates beyond the borders of isolated websites, communities
and languages – throughout the whole Internet.

echo's structured debates remain clear and comprehensible even with a nearly
unlimited number of participants. They provide us with a rapid overview of alternative views, pro/contra
arguments and multimedia background information. They make interrelations of topics as well as the
position of different social groups transparent and easily comprehensible: e.g.
which parts of society and how many people are really against Genfood? What are the arguments of
biotechnologists and ecologists? What is the position of political parties, NGOs and other organisations?

Participatory democracy« okaymore »

In order to achieve noticeable results in our everyday life, echo actively motivates like-minded people
from the discussions to create joint actions. The range of these actions covers
general projects, founding of NGOs and social businesses, as well as the organized utilization of
direct democratic instruments (e.g. European Citizens' Initiative, ePetition, referendum,
demonstration, boycott). By bundling all sorts of local, regional and global actions for a common goal,
echo boosts the influence power of civil engagement.

Furthermore, echo helps to finance these projects with cost-neutral fundraising and a
user-driven, democratic redistribution of all its surpluses generated by multiple scalable business models
(“Your-Profit” business philosophy).

Through the promotion of constructive collaboration between citizens, states and their
organizations, echo helps to avoid destructive confrontation and enables us to
jointly develop innovative responses to the challenges of our time.

Your echo« okaymore »

Your voice needs an echo. echo needs your voice. Be part of creating a future democracy where every
voice counts the same – all over the world.

echo as a “society operating system” of politically mature world citizens of future generations is still
in its embryonic stage. However, you can already here and now mobilize your friends for YOUR
issues and start shaping your family's and humanity's common future.